Major Cities in West Bengal – Population, Sex Ratio & Literacy Rate

West Bengal ranks 4th in terms of state wise population in India. Total 9,13,47,736 people lives in West Bengal and almost 20% of them lives in 61 cities across the state. These 61 cities includes only those with a population of over 1,00,000. Only Koach Bihar and Birbhum district have no cities falling in this list. North Twenty Four Parganas has the highest number of 22 cities with a population of over 1,00,000 each. Hugli district has 9 cities and Barddhaman has 6 cities that match this criteria.

Population of Cities in West Bengal

Total 1,80,63,509 people lives in these 61 cities. Kolkata alone holds 1/5th of this population. Population in Kolkata Municipality Corporation as of census 2011 is 44,86,679. It excludes sub-urban population of Kolkata. After Kolkata, Haora M Corp has 10,72,161 people living there. Durgapur, Asansol & Siliguri Municipal Corporation are among other big cities in the state.

Male Female Sex Ratio in big Cities in West Bengal

Average Male Female sex ratio among these 61 cities is a little lower than the state average. There are 943 women per 1000 men in cities. The state average is 947 female per 1000 male.
Only Darjiling has higher female ratio in the state. Titagarh in North 24 Parganas has the lowest 852 male-female sex ratio.

Population and Sex Ratio of cities in West Bengal

District

City

Total

Male

Female

Sex Ratio

West Bengal

91347736

46927389

44420347

947

Darjiling

Siliguri (M Corp.)

509709

261218

248491

951

Darjiling

Darjiling (M)

120414

60114

60300

1003

Jalpaiguri

Jalpaiguri (M)

107351

53749

53602

997

Jalpaiguri

Dabgram (P) (CT)

118464

60708

57756

951

Uttar Dinajpur

Raiganj (M)

183682

96589

87093

902

Dakshin Dinajpur

Balurghat (M)

151183

75677

75506

998

Maldah

English Bazar (M)

216083

115126

100957

877

Murshidabad

Baharampur (M)

195363

100431

94932

945

Barddhaman

Asansol (M Corp.)

564491

293748

270743

922

Barddhaman

Kulti (M)

313977

163819

150158

917

Barddhaman

Jamuria (M)

144971

75574

69397

918

Barddhaman

Raniganj (M)

128624

67150

61474

915

Barddhaman

Durgapur (M Corp.)

566937

294349

272588

926

Barddhaman

Barddhaman (M)

314638

160631

154007

959

Nadia

Nabadwip (M)

125528

65300

60228

922

Nadia

Krishnanagar (M)

152203

76700

75503

984

Nadia

Santipur (M)

151774

77044

74730

970

Nadia

Kalyani (M)

100620

50867

49753

978

North Twenty Four Parganas

Bongaon (M)

110668

56416

54252

962

North Twenty Four Parganas

Habra (M)

149675

76510

73165

956

North Twenty Four Parganas

Ashokenagar Kalyangarh (M)

123906

62554

61352

981

North Twenty Four Parganas

Basirhat (M)

127135

64397

62738

974

North Twenty Four Parganas

Rajarhat Gopalpur (M)

404991

205560

199431

970

North Twenty Four Parganas

Barasat (M)

283443

143732

139711

972

North Twenty Four Parganas

Madhyamgram (M)

198964

100611

98353

978

North Twenty Four Parganas

Kanchrapara (M)

122181

61770

60411

978

North Twenty Four Parganas

Halisahar (M)

126893

66654

60239

904

North Twenty Four Parganas

Naihati (M)

221762

112773

108989

966

North Twenty Four Parganas

Bhatpara (M)

390467

207876

182591

878

North Twenty Four Parganas

North Barrackpur (M)

134825

68136

66689

979

North Twenty Four Parganas

Barrackpur (M)

154475

79507

74968

943

North Twenty Four Parganas

Titagarh (M)

118426

63936

54490

852

North Twenty Four Parganas

Khardaha (M)

111130

56792

54338

957

North Twenty Four Parganas

Panihati (M)

383522

193333

190189

984

North Twenty Four Parganas

Kamarhati (M)

336579

174840

161739

925

North Twenty Four Parganas

Baranagar (M)

248466

128432

120034

935

North Twenty Four Parganas

South Dum Dum (M)

410524

206558

203966

987

North Twenty Four Parganas

North Dum Dum (M)

253625

128620

125005

972

North Twenty Four Parganas

Dum Dum (M)

117637

61039

56598

927

North Twenty Four Parganas

Bidhan Nagar (M)

218323

111363

106960

960

Hugli

Bansberia (M)

103799

53807

49992

929

Hugli

Hugli-Chinsurah (M)

177209

88952

88257

992

Hugli

Bhadreswar (M)

101334

53318

48016

901

Hugli

Champdani (M)

110983

59296

51687

872

Hugli

Chandannagar (M Corp.)

166949

84257

82692

981

Hugli

Baidyabati (M)

121081

62550

58531

936

Hugli

Serampore (M)

183339

94514

88825

940

Hugli

Rishra (M)

124585

66767

57818

866

Hugli

Uttarpara Kotrung (M)

162386

82815

79571

961

Bankura

Bankura (M)

138036

70734

67302

951

Puruliya

Puruliya (M)

121436

62520

58916

942

Haora

Bally (M)

291972

156734

135238

863

Haora

Bally (CT)

115715

59951

55764

930

Haora

Haora (M Corp.)

1072161

560577

511584

913

Haora

Uluberia (M)

222175

114144

108031

946

Kolkata

Kolkata (M Corp.)

4486679

2362662

2124017

899

South Twenty Four Parganas

Maheshtala (M)

449423

231044

218379

945

South Twenty Four Parganas

Rajpur Sonarpur (M)

423806

215983

207823

962

Paschim Medinipur

Medinipur (M)

169127

85362

83765

981

Paschim Medinipur

Kharagpur (M)

206923

106735

100188

939

Purba Medinipur

Haldia (M)

200762

104852

95910

915

Child population and Sex Ratio of major cities in West Bengal

7.9% of total population in these cities are under 6 years of age. Average Child Sex ratio in cities is 943, which again is lower than the state average of 950. Bally city in Haora district has surprisingly high, 1185 girls per 1000 boys. Other than Bally no other city has higher higher girl sex ratio in Bengal. English Bazar city in Maldah district has a child sex ratio of just 781.

Literacy rate in Cities in West Bengal

Average effective literacy rate in cities of West Bengal are a bit higher than the State average of 77% and reaches almost 88% (87.89). 91% male population living in cities with population over 1 lakh are literate where only 84% female population are literate.
In cities like Khardaha, Dum Dum and some others in North Twenty Four Parganas, effective literacy rate for both male and female population is above 90%. Jamuria in Barddhaman has the lowest female literacy rate of just 64%.